Jason Collins
Dailysports's expert
Cairns Tipens
Perth Wildcats
The NBL regular season is in full swing, there are ten teams fighting for the top-6. I offer my prediction for Cairns Tipens - Perth Wildcats, whether it makes sense to expect a productive basketball.
Cairns Taipens
In the regular NBL championship, the Taipens can be considered the only club that is not fighting for the playoffs, the team won only 3 games out of 15, so it goes hopelessly last. Theoretical chances remain, because the gap from the top-6 is five wins, and there are 13 matches left to play, but there are no prerequisites for a breakthrough.
In the last match the team lost on the road to South East Melbourne with a score of 94:99, the intrigue held until the last quarter, which the Taipens lost with a difference of 12 points. The defeat was the club's 11th consecutive loss.
Perth Wildcats
In the current season, the Wildcats are doing well, 9 wins in 17 meetings allow them to occupy the fourth line in the regular championship. The team won its last game away from Adelaide with a score of 115:105, and everything was decided in the last quarter, its guests won with a difference of 13 points.
Perth are in good form as they have won three of their last four games. The chances of getting into the playoffs look high.
Facts about the match
- The Taipens have lost 6 out of 8 matches at home.
- Perth plays poorly away, with just two wins in 7 meetings.
- This is how the odds for this meeting look: P1 - 3.7, P2 - 1.28.
Key Player
The role of the key player is given to Perth's guard Bryce Cotton, who is averaging 26 points per game.
H2H
The teams have already crossed paths this season, then Perth in a difficult struggle won an away victory with a score of 90:87.
Prediction
Guests are understandably considered favorites of this meeting, the Taipens have a deep crisis, but they represent a danger. I think the fight here will be intense, so I will not get into the outcomes. I think it is appropriate to bet on a total of more than 193.5 points.
